Re: Linux 2.1.31

a.vignani@crf.it
Thu, 03 Apr 1997 16:34:38 +0200


On Thu, 03 Apr 1997 torvalds@sun.com (Linus Torvalds) wrote:

>Ok, I just made 2.1.31 available on the normal sites (the normal sites
>now include "ftp.kernel.org", btw). This release:
>
> - adds a "autofs" filesystem written by Peter Anvin. This one can be
> used to replace amd (aka "that monstrosity from hell"), and is not
> only simpler, but a lot faster too. And while the code is just a
> week old or so, I'd already call it stabler than amd.

False.
I compiled it by mistake and had lots of undefined symbols. Either you
must use it ONLY as a module (and fs/Makefile is wrong), or you need to
replace all
#include <modversions.h>
with
#include <module.h>
#include <version.h>

Alberto